The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-19


taking therefrom various articles OF value.
He confessed guilt, and disclosed the where
abodts of part of the stolen goods.
The Ocala merchants have circulated
petition asking the Florida Southern rail
road either to put an evening train south to
Leesburg or so adjust the south-bound
evening freight as to time, with a coach at
tached, SO that the country cousins along the
line of the road can do their trading i'll
Oeala. The petition is now passing to the
different stations for signatures, which 1t is
getting
R. L. Moore, having resigned his clerk
ship at the Florida Southern depot in
Gainesville, left Friday for Savannah,
where he expects to remain in the future
Mr.. Moore has only been there few months,
but during that time he has made great
many friends He was one of the founders
Of the Gainesville Young Mems Christian
Association, and has since been very ardent
in his endeavors to advance its interests.
| Capt. w. G.. Howell, who has so long
and faithfully served the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company, left for Georgia
day or two since, says the Waldo Adrer-
tiser, accompanied by his charming wife.
Capt Howell has displayed a zeal and fidel
ity in the discharge of duty that is worthy
OF the highest commentator. At all times
and under all circumstances he has cheer
fully and earnestly met his obligations, with
an eye single to the best interests of the
company
Friday night Prof Beardsley's hand of
| little children gave another concert to
large audience at Simpsons Opera House,
| Gainesville. 1t was beautiful sight to see
about no pretty children face an audience
as they did and go through three hours steady
singing, one piece following another in quick
! succession. Their rendering of Home,
Sweet Home" and other like pieces was
simply beautiful and such q sight Gaines
vile has never before witnessed and proba-
bly, may never witness again.
Capt. J. E. Morgan, late master of the
steamer Ada, is making herculean efforts
| toward the building of another ight-draft
steamer for the upper river, to run in con-
nectlon with the independent lines of the
lower Flint, Chattahoochee and Apalachi-
| cola rivers. He says that over $500 in
money and all the timbers, callxing. ETC.,
are already secured, and after seeing how
much stock cambridge will subscribe the
| country along the river will be canvasSed
and its Importance urged upon the people.
| Monticello Constitution: A most remark
able incident occurred at Waukeenah last
week. As Mr.. w. P. Belliger was going
from his store home he was overtaken by a
| slight shower, and heard a jingling in the
air above, when something like a haistone
or pebble struck him on the head and fell to
| the ground. Mr.. Bellinger struck a match,
| and on investigation, found it to be silver
quarter, bearing date early in the eighteenth
century. Mr.. Bellinger is a gentleman Of
veracity, and no one doubts his statement.
| he Is satisfied there is a rich treasury above
Sometime since the Ocala Banner con-
tanned the brief announcement that Hugh
Haycraft had eloped with Miss Jessie Nc
David, both of fellowship, and got married.
1t is almost needless to add that stern, I'M
relenting parental opposition was the cause
Since then Mrs McDavid's poor health COM
PEELED her to seek the exhilarating sea
breezes of the Ancient City, which has
thrown Capt. McDavid on his own re-
sources, and in consequence of loneliness,
and some one to preside acceptably over
his cosy home, his heart relented and he
sent word to the young couple TO come to
papa as he was ready and willing to for
give the past and invoke benediction on
the future, and now the young folks preside
at the Captains mansion, and everything is
lovely.
Sumter Times. Sumter county has
population of about 4, 500, and "a registered
vote of 1000 There are eleven lakes
lone navigable) within her borders
and one navigable river. The county is
thirty miles in length and nineteen miles
wide at the northern boundary and twelve
miles at the southern. AS to the quality of
4,
and as fruit, farming and stock country,
Sumter equals the most favored of her sis
ter counties Mrs. A. S. Branch has lust
received car load of oats from her place
near Whitesville, and has q good many more
still up there They are of good quality,
and show what can be done in Florida.
Mr.. c. NJ. Blake, of BUSHNELL realized $4S5
for his first car load of waternelons He
shipped two car loads more this week.
III
county have decided that there shall be
issued by the county of Madison, new bonds
to an amount not to exceed $4,000 for the
purpose of funding the outstanding indebt-
edneSs of the county, and also that said
bonds shall bear interest at the rate of per
centum per annum payable annually on the
first day of June at the Office of the County
Treasurer of Madison county, in the town
of Madison, and that the principal of said
bonds shall be due and payable on June l,
1919, at the office of the Treasurer, but shall
be redeenlable at the option of the County
Commissioners at any time after five years
from date thereof An election has been
called for July IL, at the polling places at
which the votes of Madison county shall
determine If the new bonds shall be issued
Gainesville Advocate: When Conductor
o. Hargroves train from Citra arrived at
Prairie Greek Thursday morning negro by
the name of Derry Nettles took passage for
Gainesville. AS the train was a few
minutes late it ran unusually fast after
leaving Prairie Creek, and was coming to-
ward Gainesville at the rate of forty-five
miles an hour when the negro (Nettles)
concluded to purify his clothing in the
morning air by stepping out ON the car
platform. Unfortunately for the rail-
road, he stepped off the platform of the
rear coach, and for the next thirty or
forty yards the air was full of tumbling
"coon.n Luckily for Nettles, hut dis
astrously for the road he fell on his head
No damage was sustained by Nettles. but
the Florida Southern Railway Company
will have to expend considerable money in
replacing crossties and straitening rails.
Conductor Hargrove stopped the train and |
started back for the supposed remains, but |
before the train got half way back Nettles |
was up and coming to meet it, When he |
was once more safely aboard the train and |
asked by the conductor how he felt, replied |
us all rightmyself but Use afeard my head |
played smash wild a few yards OBJ track back |
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